Aruba vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands is 2.33 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Turks and Caicos Islands about 2.3 times.
ArubaTurks and Caicos IslandsAruba moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
0.43×
Aruba is 0.43× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands. Put the other way, Turks and Caicos Islands is 2.33× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 46,855 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Grand Turk |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Turks and Caicos Islands at 22° N is stretched to 1.16×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Aruba bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- No. Aruba is 2.33 times smaller than Turks and Caicos Islands. Aruba covers 179 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Turks and Caicos Islands?
- About 2.3 times: Turks and Caicos Islands has 2.33× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Turks and Caicos Islands about 1.16×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Aruba or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Aruba: 108,785 people against 46,855. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².